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Artist
- Name:
- Gavarni, Paul
- Dates:
- 1804-1866
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- People
- Technique:
- Lithograph
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- the Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Le bal Chicard
- Author(s):
- Gavarni, Paul
- Publisher:
- Paris: Le Charivari, n.d. [1840?]
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
A bespectacled man with long tousled hair wears a cape and has a mannequin’s head hanging from his belt as though to mimic headhunters’ perceived customs. His hand half-covering his mouth and his expression suggest he his thinking deeply.
The caption reads in the original French: Insulaire de n’importe où.
Keywords: 1840s, 19th century, black & white, carnival, costume, male
